HazeGirl123 Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cop to pa Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 GPA looks ok. HCE is a bit low, as I'm not sure dental assist counts at all programs. Hopefully, you should get a few interviews. However, try to get a PA to write an LOR. Oh, keep working your personal statement. It should be shining, now is the time to make it glow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MT2PA Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 I would say Wake and Duke may be reach schools for you for sure - if you're fine spending the money to see what happens, go for it. But if you are watching a tight budget, those would be the first two I'd take off the list. Your grades are decent for them, your HCE is severely lacking (not all programs accept dental assistant and that leaves you at <1000 hrs HCE) and your GRE won't win against many other applicants they get (it's not terrible, it's fine, just average). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodlingj Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 You have plenty of hours of shadowing MDs but only a few shadowing a PA, in addition to building up the HCE, I would try to squeeze in some more PA shadowing just to make it clear to adcoms that you really know the difference between the two and that you're sure its the career for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paproof Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Agree with above: GPA is fine... just need to keep working on your HCE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tetam Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 agree with above. GPA is fine. try to increase HCE and shadowing hours of PA and maybe get in at a hospital as a CNA? I was a CNA at assisted living facility, applied to local hospital and they trained me to be a PCT(draw blood and perform EKG's) in the ED. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyNameWasUsed Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 GRE is kind of average for your GPA. Only thing that I found weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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